Dwelling in seasonal ponds of just 15 square miles within heavily populated northern California, ... But the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander has been staring at oblivion since 1967.

The hybridized salamanders also pose a threat to the survival of the rare and tiny endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, whose only known habitat is a watery mating swamp near Watsonville.

WATSONVILLE — Several Santa Cruz long-toed salamander larvae were discovered this week in Elkhorn Slough for the first time in four years, giving the endangered species a fighting chance at ...

It is home to wildlife, including the northern spotted owl, the Cascades frog, and the long-toed salamander, and contains lands significant to indigenous groups, including the Pit River Tribe and ...

Photo courtesy of MetroFuture frogs: An eggmass laid by a northern red-legged frog. Each spring, Metro volunteers monitor eggs laid by frogs and salamanders. As you may have concluded from that ...

A large swath of far Northern California has been established as one of California's newest national monuments on Tuesday following a ... the Cascades frog and the long-toed salamander.

The Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and the Col orado River squawfish — to say nothing of the timber wolf, the grizzly bear and ...

As we walked, Heady pointed out a wide range of other spring-breeding amphibians, including green frogs, four-toed salamanders, northern spring peepers, eastern newts, bullfrogs and Eastern ...

Dr. Regina Spranger, conservation biologist, holds a Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander, at the Larry Ellison Conservation Center in Saratoga, Calif., on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay ...

Long-toed salamanders, a gold stripe extending along their back, with their namesake extended rear digit, are often the first salamanders to reach ponds, where I’ve watched them breed under a ...

@Body Ragged Right:Let’s start with a riddle: What animal has 16 toes and a tail that breaks off when grabbed by a predator? Not sure? Here’s another clue: It’s the smallest terrestrial vertebrate in ...